Alessio Allegrini . . . is certainly a suave instrumentalist, while once again Abbado conducts with a wonderfully light touch. The orchestra and Allegrini all play modern instruments, but there's a period sensibility about the way the textures are balanced and the phrasing shaped . . . the performances say all that's needed.

. . . [Alessio Allegrini]: His tone is full but flexible, sustained but lyrical, and he manages to impart a certain wistfulness to even the jolliest rondos . . . [the orchestra] is a model of sophistication.